[guide.chat] Christmas Biscuits recepie
- From: "Carol O'Connor" <missbossyboots33@xxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Mon, 28 Nov 2011 21:20:55 -0000
CHRISTMAS BISCUITS
INGREDIENTS:100 grams/3 1/2 oz Butter - softened at room temperature100 grams/3
1/2 oz Caster Sugar1 Egg - lightly beaten275 grams/10 oz Plain flour1 teaspoon
Vanilla extract
TO DECORATE:400 grams/14 oz Icing sugar3 - 4 teaspoons of water2 - 3 drops of
food colouringEddible Glitter (optional)Eddible silver balls (optional)
1) Pre-heat the oven to 190c/375f/or gas mark 5. Line baking tray with
greaseproof paper.2) Cream butter and sugar together in a bowl until pale,
light and fluffy. 3) Beat the egg and vanilla extract, a little at a
time until well combined.4) Stir in the flour until mixture comes together as
a dough.5) Roll out the dough onto a lightly floured work surface to
a thickness of 1 cm/1/2 an inch.6) Using shaped biscuit cutters or a glass, cut
biscuits out of the dough and carefully place on the baking
tray. To make into Christmas decorations for your tree,
carefully make a hole in the top of your biscuits using a straw.7) Bake the
biscuits for 8 - 10 minutes, or until pale golden brown. Set aside to
harden for 5 minutes then place on a wire rack to cool.8) For the
icing, sift the icing sugar into a large mixing bowl and stir in
enough water to create a smooth mixture. Stir in the food colouring.9)
Carefully spread the icing onto the biscuits evenly using a knife
and place a few silver balls onto the soft icing, or sprinkle with a little
glitter. Set aside until the icing hardens. If you wish to
hang on your christmas tree, use a piece of fine coloured ribbon cut to
about three inches long, and thread through the hole in each
biscuit and tie with a either a knot or a bow.
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